Hairy Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
2	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
4	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
6	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
7	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
8	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
9	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
10	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
11	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
14	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
15	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
16	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
17	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
18	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
19	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
20	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
21	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
22	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
23	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
24	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
25	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
27	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
28	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
29	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
30	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
31	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
33	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
34	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
35	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
36	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
37	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
38	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
39	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
40	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
43	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
45	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
48	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hairy Woodpecker in Yellowstone National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Hairy Woodpecker sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 452 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hairy Woodpecker in Yellowstone National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Hairy Woodpecker in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.